Centennial War Memorial - Knutsford, Cheshire, UK.
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The Centennial War Memorial is located in the garden in front of the Library on Toft Road in Knutsford.
Waymark Code: WM12ZR3
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/16/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin
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The Centennial War Memorial is located on the grass in the garden in front of the Library on Toft Road in Knutsford.

The war memorial commemorates the centenary of the end of the First World War. The memorial is a black granite plinth mounted with a statue of the soldier Haron J Baronian and is Grade II listed. The description given by Historic England can be seen at the following link: (visit link)

The front of the memorial is inscribed with the following dedication;

THIS MEMORIAL WAS UNVEILED BY
MAYOR OF KNUTSFORD
COUNCILLOR PETER COAN
6TH OCTOBER 2018

IN COMMEMORATION OF THE CENTENARY
OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR

DEDICATED OT THE FALLEN OF
KNUTSFORD

LEST WE FORGET

KNUTSFORD TOWN COUNCIL

THIS STATUE IS ONE OF ONLY SIX MEMORIAL STATUES IN
THE COUNTRY WHERE THE FIGURE DEPICTED IS THE /
LIKENESS OF A KNOWN SERVICEMAN

HARON J BARONIAN
8TH BATTALION CHESHIRE REGIMENT
KILLED IN ACTION 11TH April 1917

COMMISSIONED BY THE FAMILY
SCULPTOR HAMO THORNEYCROFT RA
CAST BY ALBION ART FOUNDRY LTD
LONDON 1918

STOOD ORIGINALLY IN THE GROUNDS OF THE FAMILY
HOME BRAE COTTAGE LEGH ROAD AND SUBSEQUENTLY
AT THE WAR MEMORIAL COTTAGE HOSPITAL



The Centennial War Memorial was unveiled on 6th October 2018 by the Mayor of Knutsford, and is the Town Council’s lasting commemoration of the centenary of the First World War. It is the first time that all names of the fallen have been brought together in one memorial.
The memorial also includes two names of servicemen who gave their lives in service since World War II.

The memorial incorporates the statue of Haron J Baronian. It was originally commissioned as a family memorial and stood in the grounds of the family home on Legh Road. It was relocated to the War Memorial Cottage Hospital in the 1970s.
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The sides of the memorial are inscribed with the names of the fallen. Their names can be seen at the following links:
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Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 10/06/2018

Private or Public Monument?: Government

Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Knutsford Town Council

Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe

Website for this Monument: [Web Link]

Physical Address of Monument:
Knutsford Library, Toft Rd, Knutsford, Cheshire East, England, UK. WA16 0PG

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